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Accused Russian spy pleads guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge Accused Russian spy pleads guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge
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A Russian citizen whom US authorities accused of posing as a banker while participating in a New York City spy ring that sought to collect economic and other intelligence pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge on Friday.A Russian citizen whom US authorities accused of posing as a banker while participating in a New York City spy ring that sought to collect economic and other intelligence pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge on Friday.
Evgeny Buryakov, 41, admitted guilt in federal court in Manhattan less than a month before he was set to face trial for failing to register as an agent of the Russian government and conspiring to act as an agent without notifying US authorities.Evgeny Buryakov, 41, admitted guilt in federal court in Manhattan less than a month before he was set to face trial for failing to register as an agent of the Russian government and conspiring to act as an agent without notifying US authorities.
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Buryakov, who worked at Russian state-owned Vnesheconombank, was arrested in January 2015 as US authorities unveiled charges against him and two other Russians, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy.Buryakov, who worked at Russian state-owned Vnesheconombank, was arrested in January 2015 as US authorities unveiled charges against him and two other Russians, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy.
US prosecutors have said the trio conspired to gather economic intelligence on behalf of Russia, including information about US sanctions against the country, and to recruit New York City residents as intelligence sources.US prosecutors have said the trio conspired to gather economic intelligence on behalf of Russia, including information about US sanctions against the country, and to recruit New York City residents as intelligence sources.
Buryakov engaged in covert work on behalf of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, while posing as a banker, the prosecutors said.Buryakov engaged in covert work on behalf of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, while posing as a banker, the prosecutors said.
Neither Sporyshev nor Podobnyy was arrested, as they enjoyed diplomatic immunity in their respective roles as a Russian trade representative and an attaché to the country’s mission to the United Nations.Neither Sporyshev nor Podobnyy was arrested, as they enjoyed diplomatic immunity in their respective roles as a Russian trade representative and an attaché to the country’s mission to the United Nations.